Kingston University

	KINGSTON UNIVERSITY Country : United Kingdom England Campus/location: Kingston-upon-Thames Additions: 1970 Kingston College of Technology Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.40299999999999869260136620141565799713134765625,"lon":-0.302999999999999991562305012848810292780399322509765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
English	Arms: Per fess wavy Erminois and Bleu Celeste in chief an Open Book proper bound Sable each page charged with two Keys bendwise their bows interlaced wards upwards and outwards also Sable and in base a Saxon Crown Gold. Crest: upon a Helm with a Wreath Or and Bleu Celeste Upon the charred Stock of an Elm Tree sprouting proper an Owl guardant Or holding in the dexter claw a Quill palewise Bleu Celeste penned Gold. Mantled Bleu Celeste Doubled Or. Supporters: On the dexter a Lion and on the sinister a Hind Or each gorged with a Saxon Crown Bleu Celeste and resting the interior foot on the charred Stump of an Oak Tree sprouting and fructed proper the Compartment comprising a Grassy Mount and in base a Fess wavy Bleu Celeste charged with three Salmon naiant Argent finned and tailed Gules.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 16, 1993.

Erminois signifies the Royal connection of Kingston. The book represents teaching and learning and is taken from the arms of the College of Technology that preceded the University. The left page represents the past and the right, the future. The two on the left page are taken from the arms of the County of Surrey (of which Kingston used to be a part). They originally came from the arms of the Diocese of Winchester which used to include large parts of Surrey and are now retained in the arms of the Diocese of Guildford. The Bishop of Winchester had a palace out of residence in Kingston, and there is now a pub called the “Bishop out of Residence". The two keys on the other side are the twin keys to learning and opportunity. The crown is the crown of the Saxon kings who were crowned in Kingston (Kings Town) – the coronation stone stands outside the Kingston guildhall.

The owl signifies wisdom and science with a quill pen for arts, letters and commerce.

The supporters are a lion signifying strength and the male element balanced by a hind for speed, fleetness of response and female element. The charred stumps of oak trees on which the supporters rest their feet provide links to the former relationships with Kingston and Surrey. The wave at the base of the compartment stands for the River Thames on which Kingston is sited. The three salmon are from the arms of the Royal Borough of Kingston – the Domesday book mentions that Kingston had three fisheries.

Literature: Information provided by Laurence Jones.